Suspension Bridges Crossing Whitewater River

This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Whitewater River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1868: Calloway's Ford

Elizabethtown vicinity, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Whitewater River
Bridgemeister ID:68 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1868
Name:Calloway's Ford
Also Known As:Whitewater, Harrison's
Location:Elizabethtown vicinity, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Whitewater River
Coordinates:39.183116 N 84.792638 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John Gray, Morse, Young
References:EOV
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1920
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 144.8 meters (475 feet)
Deck width:22 feet

Notes:

  • This bridge was located where present-day Suspension Bridge Road crosses the Whitewater River next to I-275 and north of US50. According to information provided by Sharon Lutz from Marjorie Byrnside Burress, this bridge was renamed "Harrison's Suspension Bridge" in 1891. This should not be confused with the nearby suspension bridge at Harrison.
  • According to the information provided by Sharon Lutz from Marjorie Byrnside Burress, "Crossing this bridge was the main thoroughfare from Indiana into Ohio for many years (US 50 was not completed by then). [In 1920] it was decided that the Suspension Bridge had become obsolete and could no longer safely withstand the weight of vehicles. [On May 19, 1920] the cables were severed by means of an oxygen flame, the weight of the cables pulled down some towers. Other towers were weakened by dynamite at their bases and later they were pulled down by the weight of the cables severed at one end with an oxygen flame."
  • See 1873 Harrison - Harrison, Ohio and Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1873: Harrison

Harrison, Ohio and Dearborn County, Indiana, USA - Whitewater River
Bridgemeister ID:81 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1873
Name:Harrison
Location:Harrison, Ohio and Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Whitewater River
Principals:James W. Shipman and Co.
References:EOV
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1913, by flood
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1988: (footbridge)

Richmond, Indiana, USA - Whitewater River
Bridgemeister ID:2307 (added 2007-04-30)
Year Completed:1988
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Richmond, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Whitewater River
At or Near Feature:Whitewater Gorge
Coordinates:39.83331 N 84.89902 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Photo by Stuart Brorson

2005: (footbridge)

Cambridge City, Indiana, USA - Whitewater River
Bridgemeister ID:2306 (added 2007-04-30)
Year Completed:2005
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Cambridge City, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Whitewater River
At or Near Feature:Creitz Park
Coordinates:39.81527 N 85.16978 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Milestone Construction Co., Jim Sweet
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Replaced a 1928 suspension bridge at the same location which had been destroyed by heavy snow and debris, December 2004. This predecessor appears to have been a drooping bridge.
Photo by Stuart Brorson Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz


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